In this fifth episode in our Salary Guide series, I look at how Asia's expat balance is shifting and why the region badly needs the skills to find and
extract more oil and gas.
Yesterday, Sens. Whitehouse (D - RI), Heinrich (D - ND), Capito (R - WV) and Barrasso (R - WY) introduced the Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage Act, legislation to extend and more than double tax credits to fossil fuel companies for using climate pollution to
extract more oil.
It is wrong to assist BIG OIL to
extract more oil if you believe that fossil fuels will destroy the biosphere.
Seeds are cooked and formed into cakes, pressed to extract some of their oil, treated with the solvent hexane to
extract more oil, and finally degummed and refined.
There are also talks of supplying captured CO2 to oil companies, which can inject the gas into wells and use it to
extract more oil.
Not exact matches
Downstream companies make money on the difference between the price of crude and the price of the refined petroleum
extracted from it (a difference known as the «crack spread»), while midstreaming is a volume business (ship
more oil, earn
more money).
Last March, Royal Dutch Shell said it was selling most of its stake in Canada's
oil sands, a vast project that has
extracted millions of barrels of sticky, gooey hydrocarbons from the ground in a process that resembles mining
more than drilling.
What's left are
more like ponds, or puddles, or even droplets clustered in solid rock, and the capital cost and time frame to
extract oil from them have soared.
Saving
oil and natural gas through efficiency gains and investment in renewables would also generate profit by allowing BC to import less
oil from Alberta and to export
more of the natural gas it already
extracts.
As we
extract more and
more oil from EOR plays, and at the same time are trying to increase quantities stored, we are going to have to move to
more expensive capture opportunities and toward pure storage plays, which both increases capture costs and turns EOR revenues into a storage cost (you are not going to make money injecting CO2 into saline aquifers unless you are being paid to do so).
Darin Kingston of d.light, whose profitable solar - powered LED lanterns simultaneously address poverty, education, air pollution / toxic fumes / health risks, energy savings, carbon footprint, and
more Janine Benyus, biomimicry pioneer who finds models in the natural world for everything from
extracting water from fog (as a desert beetle does) to construction materials (spider silk) to designing flood - resistant buildings by studying anthills in India's monsoon climate, and shows what's possible when you invite the planet to join your design thinking team Dean Cycon, whose coffee company has not only exclusively sold organic fairly traded gourmet coffee and cocoa beans since its founding in 1993, but has funded dozens of village - led community development projects in the lands where he sources his beans John Kremer, whose concept of exponential growth through «biological marketing,» just as a single kernel of corn grows into a plant bearing thousands of new kernels, could completely change your business strategy Amory Lovins of the Rocky Mountain Institute, who built a near - net - zero - energy luxury home back in 1983, and has developed a scientific, economically viable plan to get the entire economy off
oil, coal, and nuclear and onto renewables — while keeping and even improving our high standard of living
The boom in unconventional fuels — such as bitumen
extracted from Alberta's tar sands and
oil extracted from North Dakota's Bakken shale formation by hydraulic fracturing («fracking»)-- has swelled global reserves even as climate scientists issue ever - sterner warnings that burning
more than a small fraction of these reserves would be suicidal.
This allows the natural gas or crude
oil to be
extracted more easily.
Extracting oil from Alberta, Canada's
oil sands is expensive, so Cenovus» shares generally benefit
more from rising
oil prices than most other energy producers.
There is considerable variation in both the quality of and the ease with which a resource deposit can be
extracted, so the most profitable strategy is to start with the high - quality, low - cost plays and, when these are exhausted, move on to deposits that are of lower quality and are
more costly (think conventional
oil fields vs. the
oil sands).
If
extracting oil from the earth becomes
more and
more expensive as it becomes scarcer, that simply adds
more to personal consumption.
Seriously u guys should listen less to d media and use ur common sense.Al - quada is an essential tool for d u.s. To
extract as much
oil as it can in d middle east and osama bin laden should get a memorial for himself right at d heart of DC just for being a good and patriotic american.what does d U.S want
more than chaos in d mid east to stay in control of dat region, and who's serving better than bin laden in fulfilling it????!!! You guys r really sleeping or perhaps just too lazy to crack ur brains and think!
Line muffin pan with paper liners - In the bowl of an electric mixer, whisk together the coconut milk, sugar,
oil, and vanilla
extract - In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, almond meal, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt - With the mixer on low - speed, slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet until mixture is uniform and smooth (do not overmix)- Pour batter in liners, filling cups no
more than 2/3 full - Bake 18 - 20 inutes, or until cake tester comes out clean - Transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely
3/4 cup rolled oats 1 cup almond meal 1/4 cup finely ground cornmeal 3/4 teaspoons baking powder Pinch of salt 1 egg, beaten (or 1 flax egg if vegan **) 1/4 cup coconut
oil, melted 1/4 teaspoon pure almond
extract 1 teaspoon pure vanilla
extract 1/3 cup pure maple syrup + 1/2 tablespoon, divided 1 medium Hachiya (
more oblong) or 2 Fuyu (
more squat) persimmons, sliced in 1/4 inch rounds.
The older way of producing refined coconut
oil was through physical / mechanical refining (see Tropical Traditions Expeller Pressed Coconut Oil), but more modern methods may also use chemical solvents to extract all the oil from the copra for higher yiel
oil was through physical / mechanical refining (see Tropical Traditions Expeller Pressed Coconut
Oil), but more modern methods may also use chemical solvents to extract all the oil from the copra for higher yiel
Oil), but
more modern methods may also use chemical solvents to
extract all the
oil from the copra for higher yiel
oil from the copra for higher yields.
Adding olive
oil helps to
extract the beta - carotene benefits of this root vegetable even
more.
Makes 12 1 cup quinoa, rinsed 1/4 cup vegetable
oil, such as safflower, plus
more for pan 2 cups all - purpose flour, plus
more for pan 3/4 cup packed dark - brown sugar 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup raisins 3/4 cup whole milk 1 large egg 1 teaspoon pure vanilla
extract Directions
I was pretty generous with the salt in this batch: I added some salt to the dry oatmeal mixture, then I added
more salt to the liquid mix of coconut
oil, honey, brown sugar, butter, and vanilla
extract.
for cookies 1/4 cup oat flour, plus
more if needed 1/4 cup brown rice flour 1/2 cup quick oats 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 cup pumpkinseed butter (see below) 3 tablespoons coconut
oil — soft, at room temperature 1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon maple syrup 1 teaspoon vanilla
extract 1/4 cup goji berries
ingredients ORANGE CURD: 1 whole orange (zest only) 1/2 cup orange juice (freshly squeezed) 1/4 cup lemon juice (freshly squeezed) 6 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 cup granulated sugar 3 large egg yolks 2 large eggs GINGERBREAD CAKE: 4 tablespoons unsalted butter (softened, plus
more for greasing) 1 1/2 cups cake flour (sifted) 1/2 cup cocoa powder (sifted) 1 1/3 cups dark brown sugar (packed) 1 tablespoon baking powder 1 teaspoon Kosher salt 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 2 teaspoons ground ginger 2 teaspoons nutmeg (freshly grated) 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves 3 large eggs (room temperature) 2 large egg yolks (room temperature) 2/3 cup molasses 2 teaspoons vanilla
extract 1/3 cup hot water 1/2 cup buttermilk 1/3 cup canola
oil 8 ounces cream cheese (softened)
ingredients CAKE BARS: 1 and 3/4 cups all - purpose flour 3/4 cup unprocessed unsweetened cocoa powder (plus
more for dusting) 2 tablespoons baking soda 1 teaspoon baking powder 3/4 teaspoon Kosher salt 1 and 1/2 cups granulated sugar 1/2 cup brown sugar 1 cup sour cream 1/3 cup water 2 teaspoons vanilla
extract 1/2 cup vegetable
oil 3 large eggs cooking spray FILLING: 3/4 cup milk (chilled) 2 tablespoons cornstarch 1/2 cup unsalted butter (softened) 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla
extract 1/8 teaspoon Kosher salt CHOCOLATE FROSTING: 1 (12 - ounce) bag semi-sweet chocolate chips 1 cup unsalted butter (softened) 1 (8 - ounce) package cream cheese (softened) 2 large egg yolks 1 teaspoon vanilla
extract 3 cups powdered sugar (sifted) 1/8 teaspoon Kosher salt
1 cup 2 % Greek yogurt, plain 1/2 cup cane sugar 1/2 cup fresh squeezed blood orange juice (I was a little short so I added
more zest) 2 1/2 tablespoons melted coconut
oil (or 2 tablespoons canola
oil) 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste (or
extract, but paste is preferable) zest of 3 blood oranges (can reduce slightly if you use
more juice) 1 vanilla bean, scraped 1 egg 1 egg white 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour 2/3 cup whole wheat white flour 1/3 cup wheat germ 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon sea salt 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon cinnamon - sugar or turbinado for sprinkling on top (optional)
7/8 cup
oil + 1/2 tsp sea salt (strange, I know but it is our «butter») 3 tbsp ground chia 9 tbsp water 1 cup unsweetened pineapple juice from concentrate (we can have pineapples on our diet — hollaaaa) 2 & 1/2 cup buckwheat (I use light as it has less of an aftertaste) 2 tsp baking powder 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp cinnamon 1 tsp nutmeg 1/4 tsp salt 3 cups shredded carrots optional: stevia (I put about 1/2 tsp of the clear
extract, you could put
more as mine wasn't very sweet)
BUT sometimes using a drop of an
oil or an
extract is worth it so much
more than cramming something in a recipe that clearly doesn't belong and then trying to compensate for that with all kinds of other ingredients, etc... I don't think thin mints were ever meant to be made with fresh mint leaves anyways
Fab flavour combos, orange white choc and cranberry always go great together — I also used raw honey in place of agave as I believe its a
more natural, unrefined sweetner (agave isnt as innocent as you might think — read up about it) As for those of you who wanted to know about the white choc chips, well I avoid all dairy and refined sugars so I simply made my own, its dead easy — simply combine pure raw cacao butter (gently melted) with a pinch of celtic salt, a little
extract of vanilla and some raw cashew butter, then freeze in a suitable container before breaking into chunks!!!!! yummy You can make dark chocolate chips even easier by melting pure coconut
oil and stirring in a little vanilla, honey and raw cacao powder before freezing!!!
I really need to try working with the essential
oil in recipes,
more natural than
extract but doesn't taste as... green:p Enjoy Nicole!
2 cups raw cashews, soaked in water overnight (about 290 grams) 1/2 cup full fat coconut milk (120 ml) 2 tablespoons maple syrup 1 teaspoon vanilla
extract 1/4 teaspoon sea salt 3 tablespoon coconut
oil 1 tablespoon lemon juice (about 1/2 small lemon), plus
more to taste
1 cup steamed edamame beans (steam the whole pod and then
extract the little beans - a great job for someone in your house other than you - like a child or lover) 1 cup sprouted chickpeas, lentils, mung beans or cooked / sprouted bean of choice 1/3 cup sundried tomatoes 1/2 lemon, peeled 1/4 sesame seeds 2 Tbs olive
oil 2 tsp dill seeds or 1 Tbs cumin seeds 1 - 2 cloves garlic 1/2 cup water (or
more as needed until desired consistency is achieved) sea salt and cayenne to taste
GF flour or spelt flour, apple sauce, plant milk, neutral
oil, lemon
extract which could even be omitted or replaced with vanilla
extract which is
more commonly used.
Peppermint
oil is
more concentrated than peppermint
extract, so you'll need much less of it.
3 cups all - purpose flour, plus
more for pans Non-dairy margarine for pans 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup vegetable
oil 2 teaspoons pure vanilla
extract 2 cups sugar Egg replacer for three large eggs 3 cups mashed ripe banana (about 3 large bananas) 1 8 - ounce can crushed pineapple, drained 1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans 1 cup desiccated coconut, unsweetened Frosting 8 - ounce tub Tofutti cream cheese, softened 1/2 cup Earth Balance or other non-dairy margarine, softened 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 pound confectioner's sugar
Healthy Food Processor Carrot Cake 300 g (about 3) carrots, roughly chopped 100 g (about 1) ambrosia, gala or golden delicious apple, cored and roughly chopped 1 cup walnut halves 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar 1 cup quick - cooking rolled oats 1 cup unbleached organic all - purpose flour 1/2 cup miller's bran (not cereal) 2 teaspoons baking soda 1/8 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 teaspoons pumpkin spice or 1/2 tsp ground ginger + 1/4 tsp cloves + 1/4 tsp nutmeg 1/2 cup milk (I used unsweetened almond milk) 1/2 cup neutral
oil (I used avocado
oil) or olive
oil,
more for pan 2 large eggs 2 teaspoons vanilla
extract 1/2 cup raisins
1 cup (90 grams) unsweetened shredded coconut, lightly packed 3 tablespoons coconut
oil 2 tablespoons honey (or pure maple syrup) 1 teaspoon vanilla
extract Pinch of salt 12 (or
more) whole almonds 4 ounces (110 grams) semi-sweet chocolate, chopped
Also reduced the
oil by 1 TBS (still for two batches, so I used 5 TBS alltogether), added some lemon
extract as well and 4 TBS of coconut flour instead of arrowroot to make it SCD legal.I also increased the honey by 2 TBS (for 2 batches still) and added a tad
more almod flour to get the right consistency.
FROSTING: 2 - 8 oz vegan, nondairy cream cheese, nonhydrogenated
oil version preferred (Follow Your Heart brand is organic) 1 tsp vanilla 1/2 tsp almond
extract 1/2 cup powdered sugar or
more, to taste 1 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
1 Tbsp coconut butter (
oil), melted 1/2 cup shaved cacao butter 1/4 cup shaved cacao paste 1/4 to 1/2 cup cacao powder (
more powder used, the darker the chocolate) 2 Tbsp maple syrup 3 Tbsp Rapidura (I used Succanat and it was too grainy even with grinding it) 2 drops Medicine Flower Black Cherry
extract 1/2 tsp vanilla
extract (or 2 drops Medicine Flower Vanilla
extract) 1/2 tsp sunflower lecithin 2 Tbsp sunflower seeds (soaked 2 hours and dehydrated) 1 Tbsp hemp seeds 1/8 cup raisins 1/4 cup dried cherries (optional) 2 Tbsp coconut, shredded (optional) 1/4 cup combined almonds and walnuts, smashed (soaked overnight and dehydrated first) 1/8 tsp sea salt
Peppermint
Oil has a much stronger and
more concentrated flavor than peppermint
extract so you need only half the amount to obtain that deliciously cool and refreshing mint flavor.
Ingredients Butter, for greasing the pans 1 3/4 cups all - purpose flour, plus
more for pans 2 cups sugar 3/4 cups good cocoa powder 2 tsp baking soda 1 tsp baking powder 1 tsp kosher salt 1 cup buttermilk, shaken 1/2 cup vegetable
oil 2 extra-large eggs, at room temperature 1 tsp vanilla
extract 1 cup freshly brewed hot coffee
More modern methods also use chemical solvents to
extract all the
oil from the copra for higher yields.
Cake Ingredients Butter, for greasing the pans 1 3/4 cups all - purpose flour, plus
more for pans 2 cups sugar 3/4 cups good cocoa powder 2 tsp baking soda 1 tsp baking powder 1 tsp kosher salt 1 cup buttermilk, shaken 1/2 cup vegetable
oil 2 extra-large eggs, at room temperature 1 tsp vanilla
extract 1 cup freshly brewed hot coffee
Lemon
oil is
more concentrated than lemon
extract, which means that less is needed to bring a bold flavor.
The difference between peppermint
oil and peppermint extract is Peppermint Oil has a much stronger and more concentrated flavor than peppermint extra
oil and peppermint
extract is Peppermint
Oil has a much stronger and more concentrated flavor than peppermint extra
Oil has a much stronger and
more concentrated flavor than peppermint
extract.
2 1/2 cups all - purpose flour 1/2 cup almond flour 1 tablespoon baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 2 teaspoons salt — * the extra salt is key to this batter's awesome flavor 1 lb very ripe strawberries, hulled, halved and sliced thin 3 tablespoons honey 1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon vanilla
extract 1 vanilla bean pod, scraped 1 1/2 cups Chosen Foods avocado
oil 1 1/2 cups organic granulated cane sugar, plus
more for sprinkling Zest from 2 lemons 1 1/2 cups plain whole milk yogurt 4 large eggs 3 tablespoons poppyseeds
-- 60 g millet flour — 30 g oat flour — 50 g rolled oats, plus
more for topping — 50 g coconut flower sugar (you can substitute with cane or Muscovado sugar)-- 1 teaspoon alkaline free baking powder — 1/2 teaspoon baking soda — 175 g apple (2 apples), peeled, cored and grated — 2 organic eggs — 50 g coconut
oil (you can substitute with butter)-- 2 tablespoons tahini (sesame cream)-- 1 vanilla bean, split and seeded (you can substitute with 1 teaspoon pure vanilla
extract)-- pinch of sea salt
ingredients APPLE CIDER DONUTS 3 and 3/4 cups all - purpose flour (divided, plus
more for dusting) 3 cups spiced apple cider 1/2 cup apple sauce 1/3 cup milk 1 tablespoon vanilla
extract 1 tablespoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1 and 1/2 teaspoons Kosher salt 1 tablespoon cinnamon (plus 1 teaspoon, divided) 1/2 teaspoon allspice 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg 1 stick unsalted butter (softened) 1/2 cup light brown sugar (packed) 2 large eggs 1 cup granulated sugar canola
oil (for frying)